Lucky Shiner Explained

Lucky Shiner
Type:studio
Artist:Gold Panda
Cover:Luckyshinerart.jpg
Recorded:December 2009 – January 2010
Genre:Electronic
Label:Ghostly International
Producer:Gold Panda
Next Title:Half of Where You Live
Next Year:2013

Lucky Shiner is the debut studio album by English electronic music producer Gold Panda. It was released on 7 September 2010 through Ghostly International in the United States, while Notown Records released it on 12 October 2010 in the United Kingdom.

Production

Gold Panda recorded Lucky Shiner in two weeks over Christmas at his aunt and uncle's house in the Essex countryside.[1] The album is named after his grandmother.[1]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Lucky Shiner received an average score of 80 based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

It received an honorable mention at Pitchforks "Albums of the Year 2010" list.[2] MusicOMH named it the 50th best album of 2010.[3] Stereogum named it the 39th best album of 2010.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gold Panda presents Lucky Shiner. Ghostly International. 17 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20170415062652/http://ghostly.com/releases/lucky-shiner. 15 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Albums of the Year 2010: Honorable Mention. Pitchfork. 15 December 2010. 27 March 2017.
  3. Web site: musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2010: 50–41. MusicOMH. 3 August 2010. 27 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2010. Stereogum. 8 December 2010. 27 March 2017.

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